Lawmakers Call on Abbott for Special Session to Save Baby Tinslee’s Life

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Texas Scorecard By Brandon Waltens December 18, 2019

A bipartisan group of legislators has written a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott, demanding a special session to end the unjust 10-day rule.

As the life of 9-month-old baby Tinslee Lewis hangs in the balance while Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth fights in court to remove her ventilator despite objections from her mother, a bipartisan group of Texas legislators is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session to save her life.

At the center is the controversial 10-day rule, which allows a hospital committee to end “life-sustaining care” even if the patient, or his or her surrogate, objects. The law also overrides a duly executed medical power of attorney or advance directive from the patient.

While previous efforts to repeal the law have been thwarted in the legislature, a group of lawmakers—including one Democrat—is saying that enough is enough.

More: https://texasscorecard.com/state/lawmakers-call-on-abbott-for-special-session-to-save-baby-tinslees-life/

[libertybele]

Texas Scorecard By Brandon Waltens December 18, 2019

A bipartisan group of legislators has written a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott, demanding a special session to end the unjust 10-day rule.

As the life of 9-month-old baby Tinslee Lewis hangs in the balance while Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth fights in court to remove her ventilator despite objections from her mother, a bipartisan group of Texas legislators is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session to save her life.

At the center is the controversial 10-day rule, which allows a hospital committee to end “life-sustaining care” even if the patient, or his or her surrogate, objects. The law also overrides a duly executed medical power of attorney or advance directive from the patient.

While previous efforts to repeal the law have been thwarted in the legislature, a group of lawmakers—including one Democrat—is saying that enough is enough.

More: https://texasscorecard.com/state/lawmakers-call-on-abbott-for-special-session-to-save-baby-tinslees-life/

10 days?  Definitely not a real long time, especially when you are deciding on terminating life.